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Author Kuhn, Jens H.

Title Filoviruses : a compendium of 40 years of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory studies / Jens Kuhn
Published Wien ; New York : SpringerWeinNew York, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (411 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Series Archives of virology, 0939-1983 ; suppl. 20
Archives of virology. Supplementum ; 20.
Contents Introduction; History of filoviral disease outbreaks; Clinical presentation of filoviral disease; Filoviral disease pathology; Geographic distribution of filoviruses: serological surveys; Ecology of filoviruses: search for reservoirs; Cultivation of filoviruses; Molecular characteristics of filoviruses; Laboratory diagnosis of filoviral disease; Outbreak containment; Inactivation of filoviruses and disinfection protocols; Vaccine development; Treatment of filoviral disease; Appendix: Members of the Filoviridae Study Group, ICTV
Summary The filoviruses (Lake Victoria marburgvirus and ebolaviruses) are etiological agents of severe hemorrhagic fevers with extraordinary high case-fatality rates for humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and probably other animals. Many institutions and experts consider them as potential threats to humanity because they could be used as biological weapons. This book summarizes in detail the contemporary knowledge of filoviruses and diseases they cause. Almost the entirety of the open literature on filoviruses, covering all major scientific and clinical fields, is referenced and summarized in this text, including most of the conference abstracts, book chapters, dissertations, government reports, patents, theses, and journal publications in many languages. The book will provide a robust source of knowledge for filovirologists, virologists and scientists in general, clinicians, students, journalists, and biodefense professionals
Analysis infectieziekten
infectious diseases
microbiologie
microbiology
tropische geneeskunde
tropical medicine
virologie
virology
biomedische wetenschappen
biomedicine
Medicine (General)
Geneeskunde (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Marburg virus disease.
Ebola virus disease.
Marburg virus.
Filoviridae Infections -- pathology
Filoviridae
Marburg Virus Disease
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Ebolavirus
Marburgvirus
MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Marburg virus
Ebola virus disease
Marburg virus disease
Form Electronic book
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